On today’s show, I talk about how hiring a business coach for a few months helped me get excited about my business again. 

Here’s what I share with you in this episode:

• Why I hired a coach.
• The initial goals I had with coaching and how that changed. 
• How outlining who my “core self” was helped me with my business direction. 
• Insights that my coach had that helped me. 
• Why you should ask yourself if the services you provide “light you up” and bring you joy. 
• How fight/flight/freeze/fawn may affect our businesses. 
• What the Polyvagal Theory is and a few ways to quickly calm your nerves (see links below). 

What I Learned This Week: I need to create a menu of joy. 

The Bookshelf: “The Caretaker” by Ron Rash 

Resources:

Deliberate Freelancer Facebook group

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How to find a certified menopause practitioner

Informative Johns Hopkins article about menopause

Menopause expert Dr. Mary Claire Haver on Instagram

Dr. Mary Claire Haver’s book “The New Menopause”

Article “Fight, Flight, Freeze, or Fawn: How We Respond to Threats”

Reels to show you how to calm anxiety and stress through your vagus nerve: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4D5bHNggVY/ https://www.instagram.com/p/C5oyvuRyiFL/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DABReeTMLlp/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DBjkz5RPOgk/ https://www.instagram.com/p/DB9juS0PLO4/

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